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Citywire Investment News
- World in 2050: the emerging markets with explosive potential
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
HSBC gets it crystal ball out and produces some in depth research to highlight why emerging markets could be prominent forces on the economic landscape in 2050.
- McQuaker: how I plan to turn performance around
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
Henderson multi-manager Bill McQuaker is seeking to driver performance across his funds by taking a core defensive approach with optionality to benefit from potential upside.
- IT Insider: FC Commercial Prop - the only risk is dying of boredom
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
You might question why there is such demand for the stock, but I think its popularity comes from being boring and safe
- Poor returns and ouflows force Carmignac to shut thematic fund
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:02 Z
Fifteen years after it was first launched, Carmignac Innovation has 'not lived up to expectations', the French firm said.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
Citywire News
- The Expert View: French Connection, Legal General and Cineworld
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:00 Z
A round-up of analyst notes, including their take on William Hill and Game
- Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:02:54 Z
All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
- Overnight Markets: Wall Street falls amid Greek debt talks
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:00:00 Z
Stocks declined as Greece failed to respond to bailout terms from the European Union and International Monetary Fund missing another deadline.
- Tuesday Papers: Greece to face curbs on new bailout
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:00 Z
And BAE considers Typhoon price cut to stay in battle for Indian order.
BBC Business News
- US bank chairman in Vietnam push
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:05 GMT
The head of the US Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, pushes for infrastructure deals with Vietnam worth $1.5bn (£949m).
- India miners face licence repeal
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:32:45 GMT
A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has recommended that the licences of as many as 49 iron ore miners should be cancelled.
- Macquarie falls on profit warning
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:01 GMT
Macquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, says it expects full year profits to drop 25% as a weak market hurts its business.
- China drives growth for KFC owner
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:10:17 GMT
The owner of restaurant brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reports another set of strong figures, helped by growth in China.
BBC News
- VIDEO: Russians due for talks in Syria
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:12 GMT
Russia's foreign minister and the head of the country's foreign intelligence service are heading to Syria for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad.
- Muscular dystrophy care sporadic
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:21:07 GMT
A major inquiry at Stormont later will hear that care for muscular dystrophy patients in Northern Ireland is 'sporadic' and needs to be addressed.
- Radical cleric's release opposed
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:11:58 GMT
Papers ponder what Abu Qatada ruling says about British justice system
- America eases sanctions on Burma
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:43:07 GMT
The US eases one of the sanctions it levels against Burma, as authorities officially recognise pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's election bid.
